interpolate
to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
Mathematics. to insert, estimate, or find an intermediate term in (a sequence).
to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, especially deceptively or without authorization.
to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.
Origin of interpolate
1Other words from interpolate
- in·ter·po·la·ble [in-tur-puh-luh-buhl], /ɪnˈtɜr pə lə bəl/, adjective
- in·ter·po·lat·er, in·ter·po·la·tor, noun
- in·ter·po·la·to·ry [in-tur-puh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪnˈtɜr pə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, in·ter·po·la·tive, adjective
- in·ter·po·la·tive·ly, adverb
- non·in·ter·po·lat·ing, adjective
- non·in·ter·po·la·tive, adjective
- un·in·ter·po·lat·ed, adjective
- un·in·ter·po·la·tive, adjective
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How to use interpolate in a sentence
To calculate wealth and income between survey years, we had to interpolate values.
How We Calculated the True Tax Rates of the Wealthiest | by Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger | June 8, 2021 | ProPublicaYou have some points in time where you know exactly what age that is, but then in between you’re interpolating.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas | Robin George Andrews | April 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThis Brother office scanner handles photos and documents with a resolution up to 1200 x 1200 interpolated and 600 x 600 optical.
Best document scanner: Wireless, handheld, and portable scanning for your home office | PopSci Commerce Team | February 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWhere there were brief gaps in the data early in the rollout, figures were interpolated based on a simple linear regression.
The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Getting Faster. But Is It Enough? | Chris Wilson | February 11, 2021 | TimeI love it when interpolated G-funk goes for higher stakes and realizes it fullest destiny as warrior music.
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At this point we should interpolate the reason why Hercules went against the Amazons.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' | Compiled by Frank SidgwickI will interpolate here an account of a typical trial of a new boat, using an E boat of the early 1916 vintage as an illustration.
The Story of Our Submarines | John Graham BowerAll members of the company had been warned that to interpolate lines or "business" meant a fine or worse.
Sister Carrie | Theodore DreiserHe was also told to interpolate the series with a 'blank', that is, to think of nothing at all.
Clever Hans | Oskar PfungstNo matter how timid one may be, still it is necessary to interpolate.
British Dictionary definitions for interpolate
/ (ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪt) /
to insert or introduce (a comment, passage, etc) into (a conversation, text, etc)
to falsify or alter (a text, manuscript, etc) by the later addition of (material, esp spurious or valueless passages)
(intr) to make additions, interruptions, or insertions
maths to estimate (a value of a function) between the values already known or determined: Compare extrapolate (def. 1)
Origin of interpolate
1Derived forms of interpolate
- interpolater or interpolator, noun
- interpolative, adjective
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